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apparent movement

(Psychology) Psychol the sensation of seeing movement when nothing actually moves in the environment, as when two neighbouring lights are switched on and off in rapid succession

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apparent movement - an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"

apparent motion, motion, movement

optical illusion - an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression

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